News

Grammar school ordered to tweak admissions policy following second home row

A heavily oversubscribed grammar school has been ordered to amend its admission arrangements after a parent complained that it...

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John Dickens
News

A handy guide to the DfE’s new cost-saving toolkit

The Department for Education has today published lots of information, all related to its new drive to help schools...

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John Dickens
News

iGCSE results will not be published this year

iGCSE results data will not be published this year as it is fully removed from league tables and students...

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John Dickens
News

Candidates announced for RSC headteacher board elections

The Department for Education has today released the full list of candidates standing in the election to become a...

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John Dickens
News

University access gap between poor pupils and their peers widens

The gap between poor pupils and their richer peers gaining a place at university has increased, a new study...

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John Dickens
News

Giving schools extra money only boosts attainment by a ‘fraction’, DfE study finds

Handing schools extra money only boosts the attainment of pupils by a “fraction”, a new Department for Education (DfE)...

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John Dickens
News

Schools avoid budget cuts for A-level drop-outs

Schools teaching new decoupled A-levels will avoid being hit by budget cuts if their student drops out before completing...

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John Dickens
Opinion

Tougher words on academy pay are welcome, but we need action

The Department for Education’s move to toughen up rules over academy trust executive pay and good governance is welcome,...

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News

Toby Young’s flagship academy trust ditches ‘free school’ from its name

An academy trust set up by the long-standing free school advocate Toby Young has changed its name, dropping the...

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John Dickens